Government promises Green Paper debate before summer recess

Pressed by the Tories on pensions in debate this evening, the government has given way and promised to allow a full debate on the Pensions Green Paper before the summer recess. The promise came ahead of a Commons vote on a Motion proposed by Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, which would "condemn" the government for its delay in appointing a new minister for pensions, for pursuing mass means testing of pensions, and for continuing to rely on "very decrepit" computer systems for administering the Pension Credit. The government has countered with its own words that "welcome th...